Lucic fined, not suspended

Today it was announced that Milan Lucic will only be fined and not suspended for his punch on Freddy Meyer in the game against the Atlanta Thrashers on December 23rd. This makes sense, as Scott Walker wasn't suspended when he sucker punched Aaron Ward a few seasons back.

Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli issued the following statement regarding the NHL's disciplinary hearing with forward Milan Lucic:

"The NHL has informed us that Milan will not be suspended as a result of the match penalty assessed to him during our game against the Thrashers last Thursday. He will be fined $2,500 for the punch thrown in the scrum and $1,000 for making an obscene gesture directed at the Thrashers bench. He will join the team on the flight to Florida and be available for Monday’s game against the Panthers."

The match penalty was assessed to Lucic at 15:54 of the third period in the Bruins/Thrashers game on Thursday, December 23. The hearing was held via teleconference on Sunday, December 26.

Lucic and the rest of the Bruins will travel to Sunrise, FL on Sunday for their five-game road trip through Sunrise, Tampa, Atlanta, Buffalo and Toronto.
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